It was the name received by an ancient region located in the Middle East, specifically in what is now known as Lebanon, this region was home to one of the most important civilizations in history, known as the Phoenicians, which developed between the 10th and 5th centuries BC, period during which they settled in the northern region of the African continent and a portion of southern Europe, their territorial organization was carried out in cities and states very similar to that adopted by ancient Greece, where each city and the state were independent when it came to politics, and could even maintain conflicts between cities despite their mutual collaboration.
This region was populated during the beginning of the III millennium BC by the Semitic peoples, specifically the Canaanites, its territory extended in a coastline 40 km wide and began on Mount Carmel up to Ugarit, the geography of said region was included due to a large number of mountains, which made the exploitation of agriculture difficult, therefore its inhabitants were dedicated to the exploitation of fishing, which further boosted the importance of the sea for this town, since it also served as a means of transport between the different cities that had been established along the coasts, since the transfer by this means was much more efficient than by land. Because Phenicia was a region that served as a bridge between regions, it served as a great commercial area, for this reason it was coveted by the great empires that were in the areas.
The culture of this region has undoubtedly left its marks on what has been the history of civilizations on earth, however due to the constant growth of the population in the current region of Lebanon, in addition to the constant armed confrontations that said region in ancient times, have madeIt is uphill to locate any type of vestiges that shed a little more clarity about their culture, in the material area specifically, despite this the heritage that this civilization left in what is the culture of the following civilizations was very important, One of the most valuable legacies were the ties created between the different civilizations adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, also the alphabet and certain principles in commercial matters.
